Some of us are shower people, and some are bathers. But there's a way to be both, as the Japanese discovered centuries ago when they developed the ofuro, or soaking tub. Traditionally, the ...

Meet: the ”ofuro,” aka the Japanese soaking tub, which is basically ... many modern Western adaptations feature a shower stall alongside the tub. To note, the tubs featured here are not ...

People are spending several thousand dollars on incredible shower units ... And coming soon to the showroom, the Ofuro Japanese soaking tub by Sonoma Cast Stone Corp., sturdy in concrete, earthy ...

Japanese generally was themselves outside the tub before soaking in hot water ... familiar in the West – reduce the time of showers by one minute – the paper also advises Japanese family ...

So are Japanese soaking tubs, which allow you to sit and have water ... scale back on other features you might want, like a walk-in shower. “In a smaller primary bath, we recommend opting ...

Residential steam showers now come with aromatherapy ... as with Kohler’s Japanese soaking-tub-inspired Stillness Experience bath—complete with atmospheric fog and lighting controls.